Servants of the Dynasty: Palace Women in World History edited by Anne Walthall. The first study of queens and princesses in wartime nursing, from Empress Alexandra of Russia and Queen Marie of Romania to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Alice of Greece. Princesses on the Wards: Royal Women in Nursing Through Wars and Revolutions by Coryne Hall. Essays about such royal mothers as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Judith of Thuringia, Catherine de Medici, and the regents of the Khitan Liao in China. Royal Mothers and Their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority From Antiquity to the Early Modern Era edited by Elena Woodacre and Carey Fleiner. A reassessment of the past in which deeds and reputations, rumours and reality are held up to the light.
Sex and the City of Ladies: Rewriting History With Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great by Lisa Hilton. Illustrated.Ĭrown of Venus by Jeffrey Lee. Tells the stories of 27 female rulers from around the world, including Nzinga of Angola, Dido of Carthage, and England's Elizabeth I. Tells the stories of women who ruled, including Wu Zetian, Empress Theodora, and Catherine the Great. Queens: Women in Power Through History by Phyllis G. This miniature book introduces some 250 queens, each represented by her portrait and a fact about her reign. Queens: Women Who Ruled, From Ancient Egypt to Buckingham Palace by Lauren Bucca.
Case studies of premodern queenship, ranging from 7th century China to 19th century New Zealand.
The Warrior Queens by Antonia Fraser discusses the legends and lives of women who have led their nations in war, including Cleopatra and Queen Isabella of Spain.Ī Companion to Global Queenship edited by Elena Woodacre. Biographies of 50 women from around the world, including Nefertiti, Zenobia, Theodora, Roxelana, Jane Grey, Cixi, and such modern figures as Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher.
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